UNION — Randy Scott. Bob Heald. Christmas trees, Elm trees, and time capsules. Through planning Union’s Sestercentennial, themed “looking back to look ahead,” the town gained new features and…
Standard Post
Fourth annual picnic scheduled for July 28
On July 28, Astrig Koltookian Tanguay and her extended family will be hosting their fourth Armenian Summer Picnic at the Searsport Ocean Campground. This unique Maine event offers authentic…
The Camden High School Alumni Association presented 3 scholarships totaling $4500 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates.
The Association received many deserving applications and…
THOMASTON — A celebration of life gathering for Chris Fahy, who died in March, will be held Saturday, August 3, from 2 to 4 p.m., at Watts Hall in Thomaston, located at 174 Main Street. All are…
Kenneth L. Walker, 64, went to join his Lord and Savior on July 16, 2024, at home after a brief illness, with his mother and brother by his side. Kenny was born January 20, 1960, in Palmer,…
727 Ocean Sunset Restaurant and Bar is now serving dinner seven days a week. We offer Happy Hour between 4:00 and 5:00pm daily and dinner is served between 5:00 and 8:…
Come enjoy Happy Hour every day from 4:00 to 5:00pm at 727 Ocean Sunset Bar at Smuggler’s Cove Inn. Happy hour includes well drinks and select wines and beers. Restaurant and Bar closed…
letter to the editor
The community we love once was a place working people could call home. However, many nurses, public safety workers, teachers, and tradespeople can no longer afford to live…
ROCKLAND — The following deed transfers were recorded in the Knox County Registry of Deeds July 15-19.
Camden
Matthew C. Sutton and Karen M. Sutton to Jeffrey A.…
UNION – In preparation for Union’s Sestercentennial celebration, July 19 – 21, 2024, the organizing committee searched high and low for pictures from the 1974 bicentennial that they knew existed…
ROCKPORT — Born July 9, 1935 on the Ward family farm in Bidwell Ohio, Carol Ina (Ward) Coiley passed away peacefully July 10, 2024, in Rockport, Maine, surrounded by family.
Carol lived a…
Last summer, a series of lectures and events offered to the Midcoast community provided an opportunity to learn about the local watershed about how it works and how it is sustained. This summer, a…
ROCKPORT — The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship’s yearly exhibition New Work by Faculty opened for the summer on Friday, June 14, at the school’s Messler Gallery.
“The 29 woodworkers,…
ROCKPORT — Marie Carmel Novotney, of Rockport, Maine and Hutchinson Island, Florida, died on July 16, 2024 at the Pen Bay Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Laurence Charles Novotney…
ROCKPORT — Bettye Jean Bryant Lendrim was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 13, 1933. She passed away June 8, 2024.
Leslie and Emma Lea’s only child, young Bettye Jean, had no idea that…
Buying or Selling?
Call Jane Oliver-Gravel at Newcastle Realty!
(207) 380-2667 | janegravel@cheneycompanies.com
…
road closures, altered traffic patterns, all activities around the Common, parking at the Fairgrounds with Shuttle service
UNION — Exploring a rich past that spans more than two centuries is clearly a significant part of this weekend - a huge celebration to mark the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Union. While…
Each Mitchell Scholar will receive a scholarship award of $10,000, along with leadership and professional development programming throughout their college careers
Multiple high school graduates from Knox and Waldo counties have been named 2024 Mitchell Scholars.
The Mitchell Institute is a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization…
In 2007, Allysa Anderson, the middle school music teacher at Camden-Rockport Middle School (CRMS), placed a guitar in the hands of sixth-grader Alice Limoges for the first time. That moment…
CAMDEN — Midcoast Community Chorus (MCC) is offering three free evening classes in reading and singing music this summer. All classes are scheduled for Wednesdays at 7 p.m., in its meeting space…
CAMDEN — Two weeks ago, Camden property owners received letters from the town office, notifying them of their revised property valuations. A full revaluation took place this past year, pushing…
ROCKPORT — James “Jim” E. Annis, 81, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024 at the Sussman House in Rockport.
Jim was born on December 16, 1942, in Morristown, New Jersey, and soon after…
ROCKLAND — Yvette S. Mandel, born on June 18, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on July 17, 2024, in Rockland, Maine. A graveside service was held at Owls Head…
a quest for recovery and inclusion in Maine’s Capitol City
WATERVILLE — Filmmakers and theater producers Michael Gorman and Donna Daly, of Rockland-based The Forty Hour Club, will premiere their new film, A Phantom Song, at The Maine…
ROCKLAND — Rodney John Townsend, age 61, of Rockland, died unexpectedly at his home due to medical complications on July 13, 2024.
Born in Rockland on October 12, 1962, Rodney was one of…
BELFAST — Penson Nelson Bartlett, Sr., of Belfast passed away on July 15, 2024 after a courageous battle with his kidney disease and cancer surrounded by his loving family.
Penson was born…
One suspect arrested following high-speed chase through Windsor, Augusta
UPDATE, July 26: On Thursday, July 25, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., detectives with the Major Crimes Unit Central arrested John Flower, 39, of Rockland. Flower was…
Strand theatre
ROCKLAND — The Strand Theatre will present the 2024-25 season of The Met: Live in HD, the Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts from New York City.…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital will begin offering diabetic foot care clinics for patients beginning early this fall.
The day-long clinics, which will run by appointment only out…
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel led world’s only global medical examiner system
On July 15, 2024, Governor Janet Mills swore in Dr. Alice Briones as Maine’s Chief Medical Examiner. Dr. Briones, a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, recently completed a distinguished military…
Lawrence Hollins has been appointed as the new publisher of Down East magazine, effective immediately.
“This appointment marks a significant step forward for the magazine, promising…
WALDOBORO — Fulton Wallace Curtis, 86, passed away peacefully at the Sussman House on July 10, 2024, in Rockport, Maine.
Fulton was the youngest child of nine, born in Richmond, Maine,…
A Bird’s Tale
We may have a recent preoccupation with swifts. They seem to have been finding their way into these columns a disproportionate number of times lately as compared to other birds. But we make no…
Megunticook Rowing in Camden, Maine is a small and expanding nonprofit community rowing program. We are seeking a head coach to work with rowers of all ages and abilities, in both sweep and scull…
ROCKLAND — The following cases were closed in Knox County Unified Court from July 1-12.
Holly M. Beaupre, 39, of Warren, violating condition of release in Rockport July 4, 2024, guilty…
ROCKLAND — The homeowners at 86 Mechanic Street weren’t home Tuesday night, but fortunately, their neighbors were.
The owners had been staying in a hotel for the night while their freshly…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office reported the following activity July 4-10.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a conviction, and those…
BELFAST — Belfast Police reported the following activity June 21 - July 12.
An arrest or summons does not constitute a…
advanced funding for maine municipalities
The Towns of Northport and Searsmont are among seven municipalities appointed to share $7,528,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for community and municipal facilities throughout Maine in…
AUGUSTA — Sarah Ann Smith, of Hope, is the featured artist and keynote speaker at this year’s Maine Quilts, which is held at the Augusta Civic Center, July 25-27 (preview night July 24, lecture…
ROCKPORT — Nearly 14 tons of food. That’s 28,000 pounds.
That’s a lot more than a shopping cart can hold.
A strategic alliance between Pen Bay Medical Center and the food market run…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has advanced $1,533,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s (OHTM) STEM…
WALDO COUNTY — More than $76,000 in Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) grants will help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Waldo County. MaineCF’s Waldo…
ROCKLAND — Two adults and a juvenile were charged July 12 with weapons violations and drug charges following a traffic stop in Rockland.
On July 12 at around 11:30 a.m., Rockland Police…
WALDOBORO — A graveside service for Corey J. Peters, age 47, formerly of Rockland, who died suddenly March 17, 2024, will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 10 a.m., at the Oak Grove Cemetery, New…
APPLETON — Robert Lee Bouchard "Busch", 74, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Appleton on June 28, 2024. He was born July 20, 1949, in Caribou, Maine, the first of three sons to Clarence and…
BELFAST — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated available funding of $12,832 through Phase 41 to be distributed through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to…
Lynn Susan Tallberg Fuschino, born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 4, 1951, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family in Maine on June 2, 2024.
She was predeceased by…
